Pop-up target turner

a target turner and pop-up technology, applied in the field of shooting targets, can solve the problems of not allowing the marksman to practice the proper lead for a moving object, the static paper target can be less realistic for some forms of shooting, etc., and achieve the effect of increasing the shooting and entertainment experience of users

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-05-08
MASSIER DOUGLAS M
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[0005]A new and improved target system is provided. The new and improved target system includes active and / or passive auto-resetting target arrangements to increase the shooting and entertainment experience of a user.

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Unfortunately, targets that fly through the air such as the clay disks require a large area for practice and alternatively the paper targets provide limited to no initial feed back to the marksman as to whether or not the target was properly hit.
Further, static paper targets can be less than realistic for some forms of shooting.
For instance, when shooting many game birds, the bird is actually moving through the air so practicing on a static target fails to allow the marksman to practice the proper lead for a moving object.
Thus, relying on just either statically positioned targets or thrown moving targets provides significant draw backs in the art of target practice.

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[0031]FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a target system 100 according to the present invention. The target system 100 is used for entertainment purposes and practice in improving a marksman's skills. The target system 100 includes a plurality of different target assemblies attached to a modular frame structure to provide different shooting experiences to increase the entertainment level and to work on improving different shooting skills as well as to provide different visual target presentations to the marksman. More particularly, the target system 100 includes active, passive and / or auto-resetting target arrangements.

[0032]In general, the target system 100 includes active auto-resetting target arrangement 102 that includes active targets that change position over time to alter the shooting experience and target presentations. The targets of this target arrangement are also auto resetting such that the targets move relative to the rest of the target system 100 after being shot to ...

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A target system providing various target arrangements is provided. The varying target arrangements provide different visual presentations to the shooter to increase the shooting experience. Various target arrangements include auto-resetting targets that do not require user input to reset. Further, one target arrangement is an active target that continuously changes its visual presentation to the user.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention generally relates to shooting targets for target practice.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Targets are used by marksmen to practice shooting their gun or guns or otherwise for entertainment. Various types of targets are used. Trap shooting or sporting clays are often used as target practice for shotgun practice. These types of targets use a clay disk that is thrown into the air and the user shoots the clay disk as it flies through the air. Other targets can be in the form of a stationary target such as a bull's-eye or silhouette of a particular animal. Typically, the stationary target will be a paper target.[0003]Unfortunately, targets that fly through the air such as the clay disks require a large area for practice and alternatively the paper targets provide limited to no initial feed back to the marksman as to whether or not the target was properly hit. Further, static paper targets can be less than realistic for some forms of shooting. F...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F41J1/10F41J9/00F41J5/14
CPCF41J1/10F41J7/04F41J9/02
Inventor MASSIER, DOUGLAS M.
Owner MASSIER DOUGLAS M
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